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• PM goes to Brussels on mission to rebuild UK-EU trust

  02-10-2024 23:30 via bbc.com
  
  Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer visits Brussels, pledging a relationship re-set after Brexit wrangling.
  
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• Special counsel reveals new details of Trump bid to overturn 2020 election

  02-10-2024 23:29 via theguardian.com
  Newly unsealed court filing argues former president is not entitled to immunity from prosecutionDonald Trump “resorted to crimes” in a failed bid to cling to power after losing the 2020 election, federal prosecutors said in a newly unsealed court filing that argues that the former US president is not entitled to immunity from prosecution.The filing was unsealed on Wednesday. It was submitted by special counsel Jack Smith’s team following a supreme court opinion that conferred b
  
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• Doctor pleads guilty in Matthew Perry overdose death

  02-10-2024 23:25 via bbc.com
  
  Mark Chavez obtained ketamine from his old clinic and a wholesale distributor through a fraudulent prescription.
  
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• US would not support Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear sites, says Biden

  02-10-2024 23:23 via theguardian.com
  Top Israeli diplomat at UN warns his country’s retaliation for Iranian missile attack will be heavier than Tehran ‘could ever have imagined’Joe Biden has said he would not support an Israeli attack on Iranian nuclear sites, as the US sought to temper Israel’s response to Iran’s missile attack on Tuesday and contain a rapidly escalating regional conflict.Biden’s comments came after the top Israeli diplomat at the UN warned his country’s retaliation for an
  
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• JD Vance takes victory lap and mocks Tim Walz over debate gaffe

  02-10-2024 23:12 via theguardian.com
  
  Trump running mate says debate went ‘pretty well’ and derides rival for ‘friends with school shooters’ slipJD Vance took a self-proclaimed victory lap after his vice-presidential debate against the Democrat Tim Walz, appearing on Wednesday at a campaign rally in the crucial battleground state of Michigan.Vance told supporters in Auburn Hills that he thought the debate went “pretty well” on Tuesday, as snap polls showed viewers considered it to be a tie between
  
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• Melania Trump passionately defends abortion rights in upcoming memoir

  02-10-2024 23:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Exclusive: ‘I have carried this belief with me throughout my entire adult life’, former first lady writes in memoir Melania Trump made an extraordinary declaration in an eagerly awaited memoir to be published a month from election day: she is a passionate supporter of a woman’s right to control her own body – including the right to abortion.“It is imperative to guarantee that women have autonomy in deciding their preference of having children, based on their own con
  
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• Biden visits North and South Carolina as Hurricane Helene death toll rises

  02-10-2024 23:00 via theguardian.com
  
  More than 1 million people remain without power and hundreds of people are missing after the devastating stormAt least 166 people have died from Hurricane Helene, many are still missing and more than 1 million people remained without power as rescue and recovery efforts continued from the devastating storm.Hundreds of people were missing in Buncombe county, home to Asheville, earlier this week, and 85 people were missing in Tennessee, CNN reported. Continue reading...
  
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• Walz says Vance was ‘gaslighting’ public about Trump’s record in debate

  02-10-2024 22:49 via theguardian.com
  
  Democratic vice-presidential candidate calls opponent a ‘slick talker’ in first comments on Tuesday’s televised clashSchool shootings, childcare and cost of living: key takeaways from the Walz-Vance debateThe day after the only vice-presidential debate this year, Democrat Tim Walz called his Republican challenger, JD Vance, a “slick talker” who was trying to rewrite history and gaslight people about Donald Trump’s record.During a rally in York, Pennsylvania, W
  
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• 'He's got the moves' - King tries Samoan dance

  02-10-2024 22:41 via bbc.com
  
  The King and Queen met guests representing the Commonwealth at a St James's Palace reception.
  
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• After a fortnight of military triumph, what is Israel’s endgame?

  02-10-2024 21:54 via theguardian.com
  
  Hawks argue Tehran’s missile assault gives legitimacy to a direct attack on Iran – but would ‘wars and wars and wars’ guarantee greater security?Israel is enjoying a moment of military and intelligence triumph. Over two weeks, it has killed an “archenemy” in his secret bunker, decimated Hezbollah’s leadership, blown up the militant group’s communications networks and parts of its arsenal and humbled its sponsor, Iran.As its ground troops marched in
  
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• UK begins evacuating citizens from Lebanon as Israel’s offensive continues

  02-10-2024 21:50 via theguardian.com
  
  First charter flight has left Beirut, says David Lammy, with officials planning ‘sea and air’ rescues if situation worsensMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe UK has laid on a charter flight to evacuate Britons from Lebanon and said it is ready to commission more for the 5,000 nationals and their dependants remaining in the country.Beirut’s international airport remains open but ministers and officials are preparing contingency plans for sea and air rescues via Cyprus sho
  
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• One of two doctors charged in Matthew Perry’s death pleads guilty

  02-10-2024 21:50 via theguardian.com
  
  Mark Chavez, 52, signed a plea agreement in which he admitted to obtaining ketamine from his former clinicOne of two doctors charged in the investigation of the death of Matthew Perry pleaded guilty on Wednesday in a federal court in Los Angeles to conspiring to distribute the surgical anesthetic ketamine.Dr Mark Chavez, 54, of San Diego, signed a plea agreement with prosecutors in August and is now the third person to plead guilty in the aftermath of the Friends star’s fatal overdose last
  
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• Why official register of MPs’ financial interests is now a must-read

  02-10-2024 20:58 via theguardian.com
  Revelations about gifts of clothes and tickets to sporting events have put MPs’ declarations in the spotlightRevelations that Keir Starmer and his team have accepted donations of clothes, accommodation and sports tickets have focused attention on the official register of MPs’ interests, usually published every couple of weeks.Here are some highlights from the latest version, published on Wednesday. Continue reading...
  
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• ‘Iceman’ crime boss jailed in Scotland over ‘industrial-scale’ drug trafficking

  02-10-2024 20:56 via theguardian.com
  
  James Stevenson pleaded guilty mid-trial over plan to import 1kg blocks of cocaine into Glasgow in banana boxesA crime boss known as “the Iceman” has been jailed for 20 years for attempting to flood Scotland’s streets with £76m of cocaine and millions of etizolam “street valium” tablets.James Stevenson, 59, pleaded guilty in mid-trial at Glasgow’s high court to directing a serious criminal offence of importation of cocaine and being involved in organised
  
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• Eight Israeli soldiers killed in clashes with Hezbollah in Lebanon

  02-10-2024 20:52 via theguardian.com
  
  Casualties during heavy fighting in border areas come days after Israel launched ground incursionMiddle East crisis – latest news updatesEight Israeli soldiers have been killed and a number of others wounded in three exchanges with Hezbollah in heavy fighting inside Lebanon.The largest group of soldiers, from the commando brigade and including an officer, was involved in a clash with Hezbollah in a village north of the Israeli border community of Misgav Am, while two other soldiers from th
  
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• Starmer vows to turn page on UK’s relationship with the EU

  02-10-2024 20:42 via theguardian.com
  
  PM promises ‘constructive’ relations, despite resisting talks with the bloc on a proposed youth mobility schemeKeir Starmer has vowed to turn the page on the UK’s relationship with the EU, despite differences with Brussels over proposals for a European youth mobility scheme.The prime minister said: “Of course, there will be challenges” in resetting relations but insisted he was “turning the page on the old way of doing these negotiations” in favour of a
  
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• Son who killed parents 'could have had treatment'

  02-10-2024 20:36 via bbc.com
  
  Inquest concludes into deaths of Bryan and Mary Andrews at their home in Totley, Sheffield, in 2022.
  
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• Starmer repays more than £6,000 in gifts after donations row

  02-10-2024 20:34 via bbc.com
  
  The PM is covering the cost of Taylor Swift tickets and other gifts, after criticism over donations.
  
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• Chinese Communist Party marks 75 years of rule as economic, security threats persist

  02-10-2024 20:31 via foxnews.com
  
  China is marking the 75th year of Communist Party rule as economic challenges and security threats linger over the massive state.No festivities have been announced for the 75th anniversary on Tuesday, save for a flag-raising ceremony at Tiananmen Square, with an honor guard marching from the entrance of the sprawling palace that in past centuries was the home of Chinese emperors.The entirely state-controlled media ran constant reports on China's economic progress and social stability, with no me
  
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• WATCH: US destroyer fires ballistic missile interceptors to defend Israel against Iranian barrage

  02-10-2024 20:16 via foxnews.com
  
  The U.S. Navy has released video showing the fiery launch of ballistic missile interceptors from two guided-missile destroyers in the Eastern Mediterranean to defend Israel from an Iranian missile barrage on Tuesday.The USS Cole and USS Bulkeley fired about a dozen interceptors as Iran bombarded Israel with nearly 200 ballistic missiles in the regime’s latest attack on the Jewish State, Pentagon press secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder told reporters Tuesday."You don’t launch that many mi
  
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• Dozens killed in Israeli strikes and ground operations in southern Gaza

  02-10-2024 20:12 via theguardian.com
  
  At least 70 dead as Israeli strikes against Hamas continue despite attention shifting to Lebanon and IranMiddle East crisis – live updatesMore than 70 people have been killed in a series of intensive ground operations and airstrikes by the Israel Defense Forces in southern Gaza, Palestinian medical officials said on Wednesday.Israel has continued to strike what it says are militant targets across Gaza nearly a year after Hamas’s 7 October attack triggered the war in the territory, an
  
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• Migration during adolescence linked to increased psychosis risk, study finds

  02-10-2024 20:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Risk found to be highest among black and north African people, as experts call for better mental health provisionPeople who migrate in adolescence have an increased risk of psychosis, researchers have found, noting the link is particularly strong among black and north African people.While research has previously suggested migration could play a role in the increased risk of psychosis among people from ethnic minorities, the study suggests age could be an important factor. Continue reading...
  
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• Keir Starmer pays back £6,000 worth of gifts and hospitality

  02-10-2024 19:42 via theguardian.com
  Prime minister is covering cost of Taylor Swift tickets and designer clothing rental agreement after donations rowKeir Starmer has paid back more than £6,000 worth of gifts and hospitality, including Taylor Swift tickets and rented clothing for his wife, after a row over his acceptance of freebies.The prime minister handed back some tickets and gifts he had received since he entered No 10 in July as he vowed to overhaul the rules on what ministers are allowed to accept. Continue reading...
  
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• Israel bans UN secretary-general over anti-Israel actions: 'Doesn't deserve to set foot on Israeli soil'

  02-10-2024 19:41 via foxnews.com
  
  The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) met on Wednesday following Iran’s unprecedented attack on Israel, but overshadowing the meeting was Israel's announcement that it had banned the U.N. secretary-general due to his failure to condemn Iran. "Anyone who cannot unequivocally condemn Iran's heinous attack on Israel does not deserve to step foot on Israeli soil," Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said about the decision to declare U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as person
  
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• Kate hugs young girl with cancer at Windsor Castle

  02-10-2024 19:35 via bbc.com
  
  The Princess of Wales meets a 16-year-old girl with a rare and aggressive form of cancer.
  
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• Prosecutors call for 15-year sentence for McCann suspect in unrelated rape trial

  02-10-2024 19:14 via theguardian.com
  
  Prosecutors say Christian Brückner, main suspect in the Madeleine McCann case, should be kept in preventive detentionGerman prosecutors have called for a sexual offences conviction and 15-year prison sentence for a man who is also under investigation separately over the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann.The 47-year-old German national, who has been identified by local media as Christian Brückner, is on trial at the Braunschweig state court in northern Germany over offen
  
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• GB close to ending 60-year wait for America's Cup spot

  02-10-2024 19:10 via bbc.com
  
  Great Britain move closer to securing a place in the America's Cup for the first time since 1964 as Ben Ainslie's Ineos Britannia team take a 6-4 lead over Italy.
  
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• Vance and Walz stick to policy in polite debate - but who won?

  02-10-2024 19:07 via bbc.com
  
  The restrained debate was a stark contrast to the fiery showdown between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, writes Anthony Zurcher.
  
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• BBC confronts neo-Nazi who gave UK rioters arson tips

  02-10-2024 19:00 via bbc.com
  
  "Mr AG" shared an arson guide in a Telegram group chat used by UK rioters after the Southport attacks.
  
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• Keir Starmer tells Brussels press conference it was ‘right’ for him to repay £6,000 worth of gifts – as it happened

  02-10-2024 18:56 via theguardian.com
  
  Announcement that PM is returning gifts comes after news Labour peer Lord Alli is under investigation by Lords commissionerRichard Fuller, the Tory chair, is on the conference platform now introducing the morning session.He starts with thanks to various people who have helped with the conference.After a frenetic Conference for Kemi Badenoch, James Cleverly, Tom Tugendhat and Robert Jenrick the tiredness will be kicking in, but also for the teams of advisers who want, and maybe need, their princi
  
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• Hamburg station virus scare on high-speed train

  02-10-2024 18:50 via bbc.com
  
  A station platform was cordoned off amid fears that a passenger may have arrived with a dangerous virus.
  
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• Met officer accused of Chris Kaba murder 'may have been angry'

  02-10-2024 18:48 via bbc.com
  
  Met Police marksman Martyn Blake is on trial accused of murder over the shooting of Chris Kaba.
  
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• EU laws, migration, energy and security arrests - Tory leadership claims checked

  02-10-2024 18:36 via bbc.com
  
  BBC Verify checks claims made by the Conservative Party's four leadership candidates as they try to get through to the next stage of the contest.
  
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• WATCH: Voters react in real time to key Vance-Walz debate moments on immigration, democracy, abortion

  02-10-2024 18:25 via foxnews.com
  
  A Fox News Digital focus group of Republicans, Democrats and independents reacted to key moments from the CBS News Vice Presidential Debate between Republican Ohio Sen. JD Vance and Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday night, offering real-time responses to the candidates' statements.In a focus group hosted by Lee Carter, participants across the political spectrum used dials showing their favorable, unfavorable or neutral responses to Vance and Walz. Their reactions gave insights into h
  
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• UK troops didn't need to engage, says Healey

  02-10-2024 18:22 via bbc.com
  
  The UK defence secretary says Israel’s defences were able to deal with the threat.
  
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• Stranded luxury cruise ship still stuck off coast of Northern Ireland

  02-10-2024 18:18 via theguardian.com
  
  Villa Vie Odyssey set sail on three-and-a-half-year voyage on Monday after repairs but departure delayed againThe luxury cruise liner stranded in Belfast for four months remains anchored off the coast of Northern Ireland after two failed attempts to finally set sail on a round-the-world voyage.The Villa Vie Odyssey was originally due to embark on a “perpetual” three-and-a-half-year trip on 30 May but was marooned after requiring repairs, leaving passengers stranded in Belfast over su
  
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• Hand grenades thrown near Israeli embassy in Copenhagen

  02-10-2024 18:12 via theguardian.com
  
  In separate incident, Swedish police launch investigation after shots fired at Israeli embassy in StockholmMiddle East crisis – live updatesPolice in Denmark and Sweden are investigating after hand grenades were thrown near the Israeli embassy in Copenhagen and shots were fired at the Israeli embassy in Stockholm on Tuesday night and the early hours of Wednesday morning.Three Swedish men were arrested in the Danish capital on Wednesday on suspicion of involvement in two explosions near the
  
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• 8 Israeli soldiers killed in Lebanon as Netanyahu says IDF engaged in 'tough war' with Hezbollah

  02-10-2024 18:10 via foxnews.com
  
  Eight Israeli soldiers have been killed in the ongoing ground operation against Hezbollah in Lebanon as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that his country is in the "middle of a tough war against Iran's axis of evil."The Israeli Defense Forces announced that Captain Eitan Itzhak Oster, 22, Captain Harel Etinger, 23, Captain Itai Ariel Giat, 23, Sergeant First Class Noam Barzilay, 22, Sergeant First Class Or Mantzur, 21, Sergeant First Class Nazaar Itkin, 21, Staff Sergeant Almken
  
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• Ancient painting revealed in Egypt beneath layers of bird poop

  02-10-2024 18:02 via foxnews.com
  
  The restoration of the Temple of Edfu has revealed ancient Egyptian paintings dating back thousands of years. The Temple of Edfu is dedicated to the worship of the god Horus, according to the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. The temple on the western bank of the Nile was begun during the reign of Ptolemy III and finished under Ptolemy XII, according to the source. It was constructed between 237 and 57 B.C. In far more recent years, restoration efforts have been underway at the temp
  
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• England pick Chohan for West Indies tour as Buttler returns

  02-10-2024 18:00 via bbc.com
  
  Jos Buttler returns from injury to lead England on their tour of West Indies, which starts on 31 October, while leg-spinner Jafer Chohan earns his first call-up.
  
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• Voters react to Vance 'non-answer' when asked if Trump won 2020 election

  02-10-2024 17:54 via foxnews.com
  
  Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance on Tuesday said he wanted to focus on the future when asked about former President Trump's denials that he lost the 2020 election – an answer that drew negative reactions from some voters, according to the Fox News Debate Dial.Vance was asked by Democratic candidate Gov. Tim Walz whether Trump lost the 2020 election, something that Trump has repeatedly denied, and which led to the protests on Jan 6, 2021."This was a threat to our democra
  
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• Vatican bank fires man and woman who flouted staff marriage ban

  02-10-2024 17:46 via theguardian.com
  
  Newlyweds nicknamed ‘Romeo and Juliet’ by Italian media had both refused to resign so other could keep jobA man and woman have been fired from their jobs at the Vatican bank because they flouted a ban on marriage between employees.The young couple, nicknamed “Romeo and Juliet” by the Italian media, got married in August, after the bank imposed a rule banning marriage between employees aimed at preventing nepotism. Continue reading...
  
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• Mexico's army seizes local police weapons in cartel heartland amid gunfights, violence

  02-10-2024 17:36 via foxnews.com
  
  The Mexican army has seized the weapons of local police in the cartel-dominated city of Culiacan in the country’s northwest Sinaloa state as violence and gunfights have ravaged the city in recent weeks, reports said this week.Following the seizures, the roughly 1,000-strong police force was pulled off the streets by the state's governor, Ruben Rocha, noting they will not be reinstated until their weapons are returned. But the move came just one day after some 1,500 residents of Culiac
  
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• Alcaraz beats Sinner in dramatic China Open final

  02-10-2024 17:19 via bbc.com
  
  Carlos Alcaraz comes from a set down to edge out world number one Jannik Sinner in a dramatic China Open final.
  
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• Tim Walz says 'most of us want to solve' migrant crisis: voters react

  02-10-2024 17:08 via foxnews.com
  
  Gov. Tim Walz received steady support from independent and Democratic debate watchers during his remarks on immigration, except when he bashed former President Trump on the issue.A focus group reacted live to the vice presidential debate on Tuesday, pitting Democratic nominee Walz against Republican Sen. JD Vance. "We all want to solve this, most of us want to solve this," Walz said as he spoke of the immigration crisis during the debate.Democratic and independent support for Walz was high
  
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• Frank Gardner explores how Israel could respond and what Iran might do then

  02-10-2024 17:03 via bbc.com
  
  Israel is set to retaliate for Iran's missile attack, while Tehran says it will hit back in turn if this happens.
  
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• Noise from new Hobart AFL stadium will ruin symphony orchestra’s historic concert hall, CEO fears

  02-10-2024 17:00 via theguardian.com
  Caroline Sharpen says ‘there’s no precedent in the world’ for a concert hall having to deal with 23,000-seat stadium just 170 metres from its stageGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe $775m bid to bring an Aussie Rules team to Tasmania will place the state’s symphony orchestra in an unenviable world-first position, which could threaten its future existence.The plan to build a home for the newly formed Tasmanian Devils AFL team will see a 23,000-s
  
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• Miles promises Queensland households the cheapest power in mainland national electricity market if Labor wins

  02-10-2024 17:00 via theguardian.com
  Premier vows to create ‘energy price guarantee’ if his party retains government at state electionFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastQueensland’s premier, Steven Miles, will promise his state’s households they will always have the cheapest power prices of all mainland states in the national electricity market if Labor is elected this month.Miles announced on Wednesday that he would set up a secon
  
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• Greens reveal plan for 1,000 new health clinics with free medical and dental care across Australia

  02-10-2024 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Adam Bandt to announce $54bn policy for at least six clinics in every electorate paid for by ‘Robin Hood’ tax reformFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Greens want to open 1,000 new health clinics nationwide with free medical and dental care, in a $54bn policy the minor party says it would push in the event of a hung parliament.The party’s leader, Adam Bandt, will announce the commitment on Thursda
  
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• Canberra Liberal apologises for writing book that paints rosy colonisation picture and skips frontier wars

  02-10-2024 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  One exercise in History of Australia, a student workbook and teaching manual, asks pupils to discuss how Aboriginal people were ‘blessed’ by the British comingFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPeter Cain, the ACT’s shadow attorney general, has apologised “wholeheartedly” for a 2002 workbook he wrote which does not mention the frontier wars and paints a rosy picture of how Christian settle
  
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